There is some truth to that; the property-tax rate here is one-third lower than the state average.

这是有一定道理的；这里的房产税率比州平均水平低三分之一。

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Statistics show Scotland to be one of the least enterprising parts of Britain, with a business birth rate about a third lower than the average.

数据表明苏格兰是英国最不具事业心的地区之一，该地区的新生企业数量比平均水平要低三分之一。

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Subjects who ate such a diet had a one-third lower risk of having major depression than did subjects who did not eat such a diet.

实验对象中，食用传统饮食的人和不食用传统饮食的人相比，患抑郁症的风险性要低三分之一。

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Instead, our incomes are now one-third lower than they would have been had we just matched Australian economic growth since 1984.

ECONOMIST: Letters

Borders is working to cut costs and close stores as the second largest U.S. book retailer has not been profitable for four straight years and sales are more than one-third lower than they were five years ago.

FORBES: LeBow Bags Some Borders, Dilution Ensues

Sam Kazman of the Competitive Enterprise Institute points out the latest research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows SUVs (sport utility vehicles) over 4, 500 pounds have a one-third lower death rate than cars below 2, 500 pounds.

FORBES: Death for Bigger Cars Will Mean More Deaths